Bandung mayor Muhammad Farhan has invited people from southern Thailand to come and visit his city. He described Bandung as a place with a long history that has also grown into a modern urban center. In his view, that mix of old character and fresh development should appeal to travelers coming from the region. The message, carried by Republika, fits into Indonesia's wider effort to court more foreign visitors from nearby markets. City leaders across the country have been leaning on Southeast Asian neighbors as those travel flows recover. Farhan offered both the heritage and the lively contemporary side of Bandung, pointing to old architecture and the food scene. The short report gave no details about where or to whom the pitch was made. No follow-up program from city hall has surfaced so far.